The CyberSangha Podcast

Beyond the Pain Body: How to Know It, How to Heal It

Episode 50, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Our true self is an open, vibrant state of clear awareness. But whenever negative emotions are triggered in us, we tend to dissociate from who we truly are and to take on a ‘pain body,’ or pain-related identity. In a live Internet broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains how to know when our pain body is active; how to connect with it; and ultimately, how to transcend it.

Emotional Balance and Meditation: a Synergistic Relationship

Episode 49, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Eve Ekman, Elisa Kozasa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Meditation can contribute to our emotional health. At the same time, a level of emotional balance is necessary for us to move past our worries and agitation and rest deeply in meditation. In the third of a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs, invited panelists explore the close relationship between emotional balance and meditation, and discuss how psychological interventions can complement meditation practice. The dialog is part of a free yearlong online program related to body, speech, and mind. Learn more

Finding Serenity Through Spaciousness

Episode 48, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
As we deepen our familiarity with resting in a state of spacious awareness, the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns naturally dissolve into the openness of our true nature and our positive qualities spontaneously arise. In a live Internet broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in resting deeply in awareness of inner spaciousness.

The Power of Silence & Warmth of the Breath

Episode 47, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offered a spontaneous online teaching and guided meditation as part of the Month of Speech. This broadcast is part of “A Year of Body, Speech, and Mind,” a free 2021 online program of live teachings, practices, and science & spirituality dialogs. Learn more

How Breath Carries Mind: Ins and Outs of Breathing in Yoga and Meditation

Episode 46, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Judith Simmer-Brown, Shirley Telles, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
In the second of a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs on wellness of body, breath, and mind, invited panelists discuss the importance and benefits of focused breathing in contemplative practices such as yoga and Buddhist meditation. The dialog is part of a free yearlong online program related to body, speech, and mind. Learn more

Meditation in Motion: Benefits of Yoga and Other Movement-Based Practices

Episode 45, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Lorenzo Cohen, Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
In the first of a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs on wellness of body, breath, and mind, invited panelists discuss the mind-body connection in movement-based practices such as hatha yoga, kundalini yoga, and Tibetan yoga (tsa lung trul khor). How can such physical practices serve us in transforming our state of mind? How can the research inform our practice? The dialog is part of a free yearlong online program related to body, speech, and mind, known in the Tibetan tradition as the “three doors to enlightenment. Learn more

Finding Serenity Through Stillness

Episode 44, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
What challenges are you facing right now? How well are you dealing with them? Whether you’re reacting in anger or accommodating your circumstances with serenity and joy, how you respond has everything to do with your sense of who you are. In a Facebook Live broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains how to distinguish your “pain identity” from your genuine self, and guides a meditation to help you find more serenity through awareness of stillness of the body. He also discusses suggested “homework” for the weeks to come.

The Flashlight, Floodlight & Juggler: Training Attention with Meditation

Episode 43, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life"
Featuring: David R. Vago, Ph.D., Amishi Jha, Ph.D., Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
Can we live more fully just by paying more attention? Our panelists discuss the science behind attention, how mindfulness can help us achieve our greatest potential and strategies for being more present in each moment. Using metaphors from Dr. Jha’s recent bestselling book, Peak Mind, the panelists will discuss three subsystems of attention: the flashlight (selective focus), floodlight (receptive attention), and juggler (executive functioning). They will also discuss the similarities and differences between neuroscientific and Buddhist models of attention, plus recent findings from lab-based and field studies of contemplative training.